Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission

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The Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission is commonly known by its acronym, GLIFWC. Formed in 1984, GLIFWC represents eleven Ojibwe tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan who reserved hunting, fishing and gathering rights in the 1837, 1842, and 1854 Treaties with the United States government.

GLIFWC provides natural resource management expertise, conservation enforcement, legal and policy analysis, and public information services in support of the exercise of treaty rights during well-regulated, off-reservation seasons throughout the treaty ceded territories.

Dates of employment are Spring Term: April 22, 2019 to May 24, 2019 (5 weeks). Rate of pay is $10.10 per hour.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Primary duties will be to assist the Great Lakes Section’s Technician and Biologist in assessment and monitoring of Great Lakes fishes. Person will be required to fish with portable assessment traps to capture, mark, and recapture sea lamprey. Other duties may include ageing otoliths of Lake Superior fishes, examining stomach contents of siscowet lake trout, monitoring commercial fishing, and entering data into software applications (i.e., MS-Excel, MS-Access).

QUALIFICATIONS

Ability to perform field work and record results in an efficient, accurate, and neat manner under the supervision of the Great Lakes Technician and to work under occasional adverse environmental conditions. Must be in good physical condition, be willing to travel overnight out of state for up to three consecutive days, possess valid drivers’ license, and be insurable under GLIFWC policies. Natural resource students with a fisheries emphasis preferred. Ability to enter data on a computer using software applications preferred. Native American preference, but all qualified applicants will be considered.

This is a work-study, cost-share internship with Northland College. To be eligible for a position, applicants must be returning to Northland in the fall, complete a 2019-2020 FAFSA, and register for an internship.

Organization Details

Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
Odanah, Wisconsin

How to Apply

Visit us at Northland College in the 1st floor of the Ponzio Campus Center from 10-2 on Wednesday, Feb. 13 to drop off a resume and cover letter. Or send resume and a brief cover letter explaining your interest in the position to: